Postharvest strategies to prevent storage rot

Storage rot is affected by production factors such as cultivar, climate, growing conditions and time of harvest; postharvest handling such as post-harvest pre-treatments, quality control, handling before sale, and conditions in the supply chain such as packaging, temperature, time and changes in ripening of the fruits during storage. Postharvest hot water treatment may increase or reduce storage rot without changing the fruit quality but it needs careful control and management to prevent enzymatic browning of the fruit during treatment. Sampling and analyzing volatile organic compounds may be used for better storage control to reduce food waste due to rotting.

Documents

Forskellige postharvest strategier til at forhindre lagerråd () Presentation

Details

Activity type

Organising/holding industry group meeting/event

Activity work package

Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage

Activity number

AU-WP4-A3

Activity contact

Associate professor Merete Edelenbos
Aarhus University, Department of Food Science
Kirstinebjergvej 10, Aarslev, Denmark
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +45 8715 8334

Activity partner

AU

Activity country

Denmark

Last edit

19-06-2017

Event

Event name

Robust cultivars of apples and pears and ProtecFruit

Event location

Aarhus University, Department of Food Science
Kirstinebjergvej 10
5792 Aarslev, DK

Event participants

Senior scientist Marianne Bertelsen
Associate professor Merete Edelenbos

Event dissemination

Oral presentation

Event invitees

Fruit growers and consultants

Female participants

16

Male participants

39

Total participants

55